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Michael Newman

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Socialism: A Very Short Introduction sets out to answer questions such as: What is socialism? Does it have a future, or has it become an outdated ideology in the twenty-first century? The successes and failures of modern socialism are examined and explained from an international perspective — ranging from communism in Cuba to social democracy in Sweden. Discussing socialism from its inception in the industrial towns of the nineteenth century to its response to the feminist, green, and anti-capitalist movements today, this VSI concludes that, with its values of equality, solidarity, and cooperation, socialism remains as relevant as ever, but that it needs to learn lessons from the past.

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